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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region

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With 57,401 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the 9th most popular major in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 3,676 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 950 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree social work students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region

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Elms College
Chicopee, Massachusetts

Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the #1 spot on the list. Elms College is a small school located in Chicopee, Massachusetts that handed out 63 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Elms College Social Work Report

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Castleton University
Castleton, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Castleton is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized public school handed out 79 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at RIC

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Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, Connecticut

Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the #4 spot on the list. ECSU is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 47 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.

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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts

Anna Maria College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paxton, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Anna Maria Social Work Report

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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 82 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Salem State Social Work Report

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University of Maine at Presque Isle came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small public school situated in Presque Isle, Maine. It awarded 6 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Maine at Presque Isle Social Work Report

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Saint Joseph ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 23 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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With a ranking of #11, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 57 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Southern Maine came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 41 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Southern Maine Social Work Report

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Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts

Gordon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Gordon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wenham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #14, Eastern Nazarene College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full ENC Social Work Report

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at CCSU

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Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #16, Westfield State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Westfield is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 27 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Westfield Social Work Report

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Plymouth State University Social Work Report

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 57 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UNH Social Work Report

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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Massachusetts - Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Social Work at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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Saint Anselm College
Manchester, New Hampshire

Saint Anselm College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Social Work at Saint Anselm College

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UVM Social Work Report

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Social Work Report

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Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island

Salve Regina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Social Work at Salve Regina University

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Champlain College
Burlington, Vermont

With a ranking of #24, Champlain College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Champlain College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 14 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at Champlain College

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Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #25, Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Simmons University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Simmons Social Work Report

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